| "IT'LL COME BACK AND HAUNT YOU" | |
| Background Information on the Recording of IT'LL COME BACK AND HAUNT YOU The June 2004 recording of "IT'LL COME BACK AND HAUNT YOU" is the first newly recorded music by the all-original hard rock band AVALANCHE! in nearly 20 years. The 1986 song, written by leader-founder Michael Foster, continues in the band's tradition of writing mainstream, but distinctive songs that draw from many influences, but have a sound that is different, yet vaguely familiar at the same time. Although the absence of close friend and original bass player Charles Calmese (killed in an auto accident in 1988) is immediately apparent to anyone whoever saw or heard AVALANCHE! back in 1979 and 1980, and remembers just how distinctive and talented this Multi-Platinum Record Award-winning musician was (his bass playing can be heard on two of The Steve Miller Bands most successful albums, FLY LIKE AN EAGLE and BOOK OF DREAMS), the essence and core sound of AVALANCHE is alive and well in all the surviving original group members, and in the chemistry that made Avalanche songs so powerful. The synergy between life-long friends Michael Foster and Mark Easton, both accomplished singer-songwriters and guitarists, whose different writing and performing styles compliment, rather than compete with each other, and the seasoned drumming of Barry Easton, Mark's brother, all figure significantly into the equation. This brand new version (Michael Corsini added a new bass part...and I did some of the vocals over, as well...in June, 2005) was remixed and remastered in April, 2006) and Michael's great playing clearly adds the missing component...and the finishing touches to this song. The magic that always existed in this group becomes apparent when one listens to this new song, which was recorded in four takes, and only a few hours after Michael played it for Mark and Barry to hear. for the very first time. Based on the results of this initial venture, the first time the original group has played together in over 23 years, future recordings are a virtual certainty, but without some major financial backing from sources that have as yet, failed to materialize, the re-emergence of AVALANCHE! as a live performance act remains a question mark. Michael Foster: Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals, (First guitar solo...over the "wire choir") Mark Easton: Guitars ( Final guitar solo.) Barry Easton: Drums Michael Corsini: Bass Music, Lyrics, and Arrangement by: Michael Foster Produced and Mixed by: Michael Foster for Golden Sun Records Engineering, Production and Mixing Assistance by: Mark Easton Recorded and Mixed at Rough Cut Studios, Eastford, Ct. Remixed and Remastered at Golden Sun Studio, North Palm Beach, Fl. in April, 2006 by Michael Foster. Copyright 2003 by Crystal Magic Music Publishing (ASCAP) | |